Abolition Conference

 

The bi-centenary conference to mark the abolition of the slave trade was held in St Patrick's College College, Drumcondra on 9 and 10 February 2007.

The conference was a collaboration between St. Patrick's College, the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (St. Patrick's College), Amnesty International (Irish Section), the Africa Centre, Trocaire and Anti-Slavery International.

The conference addressed both historic and contemporary manifestations of slavery. Keynote addresses were given by James Walvin (University of York), Aidan McQuade (ASI), Nini Rogers (QUB) and Professor Luke Gibbons (Notre Dame). Workshops were hosted by St. Patrick's College, the Africa Centre, Trocaire, Anti-Slavery International, Amnesty International (Irish Section) and Concern. An exhibition on historic and contemporary slavery was launched at the conference. Reports on the conference and educational materials on slavery will be available to download from www.spd.dcu.ie/chrce from mid-March.

Pictured are Dr Daire Keogh, History Department, Fionnuala Waldron, Education Department, Professor James Walvin, University of York, a keynote speaker, and Conor Lenihan. TD, Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, who opened the Conference.

Prof Jim Walvin, University of York, is pictured below with some of the participants.

 

 

 

Workshops and lectures were given on historic and contemporary issues of slavery by the Africa Centre, Amnesty International (Irish Section), Trócaire, Anti-Slavery International and St. Patrick’s College. Pictured is Rotimi Adebari, who gave one of the workshops.

Aidan McQuade, Anti-Slavery International, delivering a Workshop

 

 

 

Pictured below is the international choir who sang at the opening ceremony, and some participants who attended the opening reception in the College.

 

 

Last Updated: Wednesday February 14 2007